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Circle, Coinbase Stocks Slide As US Banks Step Up Stablecoin Push Ahead Of CLARITY Act
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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
US banks including JPMorgan Chase and a consortium of over a thousand institutions plan to launch a bank-owned blockchain network and commercial stablecoin by 2027, increasing competition for crypto-native stablecoin issuers like Circle and Coinbase amid regulatory uncertainty around the CLARITY Act.
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Legacy banks are moving aggressively into stablecoins with a blockchain network locked in for 2027, signalling the end of crypto firms’ uncontested market share in digital dollar payments. You must prepare for entrenched competition and evolving regulatory standards that favour bank-affiliated tokens.
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